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December Unemployment Rates Lowest in Hawaii, South Dakota

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 01/27/26 10:09 AM EST

10:09 AM EST, 01/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- State-level data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Tuesday showed the unemployment rate rose in six states in December and held steady elsewhere.

The largest unemployment rate increases were in Delaware, where it rose by 0.3 percentage point, and Illinois, where it rose by 0.2 percentage point. Hawaii and South Dakota had the lowest rate at 2.2% while the District of Columbia had the highest at 6.7%.

The national unemployment rate was reported at 4.4% in December, down from 4.5% in November.

Nonfarm payrolls were little changed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, BLS said. Nationwide nonfarm payrolls increased by 50,000 in December after a 56,000 increase in November.

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